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1．Name: Shin AOI

2．Research fields: Earthquake observation, strong motion seismology, numerical simulation, early warning

3．List of publications and presentations

(1) Reviewed Papers

• Dhakal, Y. P., T. Kunugi, T. Kimura, W. Suzuki, and S. Aoi, 2018, Peak ground motions and characteristics of nonlinear site response during the 2018 Mw 6.6 Hokkaido eastern Iburi earthquake, Earth Planets Space, 71:56, doi:10.1186/s40623-019-1038-2.
• Kubo, H., T. Nakamura, W. Suzuki, Y. P. Dhakal, T. Kimura, T. Kunugi, N. Takahashi, and S. Aoi, 2019, Ground-motion characteristics and nonlinear soil response observed by DONET1 seafloor observation network during the 2016 southeast off-Mie, Japan, earthquake, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 109, 976-986, doi:10.1785/0120170296.
• Aoi, S., W. Suzuki, N. Chikasada, T. Miyoshi, T. Arikawa, and K. Seki,, 2019, Development and utilization of real-time tsunami inundation forecast system using S-net data, J. Disas. Res., 14, 212-224.
• Dhakal, Y. P., W. Suzuki, T. Kimura, N. Morikawa, T. Kunugi, and S. Aoi, 2018, Evidence of strong long-period ground motions of engineering importance for Nankai Trough plate boundary earthquakes: comparison of ground motions of two moderate-magnitude earthquakes, Earth Planets Space, 70:189, doi:10.1186/s40623-018-0963-9.
• Kubota, T., W. Suzuki, T. Nakamura, N. Y. Chikasada, S. Aoi, N. Takahashi, and R. Hino, 2018, Tsunami source inversion using time-derivative waveform of offshore pressure records to reduce the effects of non-tsunami components, Geophys. J. Int., 215, 1200-1214, doi:10.1093/gji/ggy345.
• Dhakal, Y. P., W. Suzuki, T. Kunugi, and S. Aoi, 2018, Performance evaluation of ground motion prediction equations for absolute velocity response spectra (1-10 s) in Japan for an earthquake early warning, Journal of Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering, 18(2), 203-206, doi:10.5610/jaee.18.2_203.
• Kubo, H., T. Nakamura, W. Suzuki, T. Kimura, T. Kunugi, N. Takahashi, and S. Aoi, 2018, Site amplification characteristics at Nankai seafloor observation network, DONET1, Japan, evaluated using spectral inversion, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., doi:10.1785/0120170254.
• Kubo, H., W. Suzuki, S. Aoi, and H. Sekiguchi, 2017, Source rupture process of the 2016 central Tottori, Japan, earthquake (M_JMA 6.6) inferred from strong motion waveforms, Earth Planets Space, 69:127, doi:10.1186/s40623-017-0714-3.
• Kubo, H., W. Suzuki, T. Kunugi, and S. Aoi, 2017, Attenuation relationship characteristics of ground motions for deep-focus earthquakes around the Ogasawara Islands, Japan, Journal of Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering, 17(4), 13-29, doi:10.5610/jaee.17.4_13.
• Dhakal Y. P., S. Aoi, T. Kunugi, W. Suzuki, and T. Kimura, 2017, Assessment of nonlinear site response at ocean bottom seismograph sites based on S-wave horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratios: a study at the Sagami Bay area K-NET sites in Japan, Earth Planets Space, 69:29, doi:10.1186/s40623-017-0615-5.
• Suzuki, W., S. Aoi, T. Kunugi, H. Kobo, N. Morikawa, H. Nakamura, T. Kimura, and H. Fujiwara, 2017, Strong motions observed by K-NET and KiK-net during the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake sequence, Earth Planets Space, 69:19, doi:10.1186/s40623-017-0604-8.
• Nakamura, T., and S. Aoi, 2017, Source location and mechanism analysis of an earthquake triggered by the 2016 Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, earthquake, Earth Planets Space, 69:6, doi:10.1186/s40623-016-0588-9.
• Maeda, T., A. Iwaki, N. Morikawa, S. Aoi, and H. Fujiwara, 2016, Seismic-hazard analysis of long-period ground motion of megathrust earthquakes in the Nankai Trough based on 3D finite-difference simulation, Seismol. Res. Lett. 87, 1265-1273, doi:10.1785/0220160093.
• Kubo, H., W. Suzuki, S. Aoi, and H. Sekiguchi, 2016, Source rupture processes of the 2016 Kumamoto, Japan, earthquakes estimated from strong-motion waveforms, Earth Planets Space, 68:161, doi:10.1186/s40623-016-0393-5.
• Suzuki, W., N. Pulido, and S. Aoi, 2016, Rupture process and strong-motion generation of the 2014 Iquique, Northern Chile, earthquake, Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, 10, 1640008, doi:10.1142/S179343111640008X.
• Yamamoto, N., S. Aoi, K. Hirata, W. Suzuki, T. Kunugi, and H. Nakamura, 2016, Multi-index method using offshore ocean-bottom pressure data for real-time tsunami forecast, Earth Planets Space, 68:128, doi:10.1186/s40623-016-0500-7.
• Iwaki, A., T. Maeda, N. Morikawa, S. Aoi, and H. Fujiwara, 2016, Kinematic source models for long-period ground motion simulations of megathrust earthquakes: validation against ground motion data for the 2003 Tokachi-oki earthquake, Earth Planets Space, 68:95, doi:10.1186/s40623-016-0473-6.
• Yamamoto, N., K. Hirata, S. Aoi, W. Suzuki, H. Nakamura, and T. Kunugi, 2016, Rapid estimation of tsunami source centroid location using a dense offshore observation network, Geophys. Res. Lett., 43, 4263-4269, doi:10.1002/2016GL068169.
• Dhakal, Y. P., H. Kubo, W. Suzuki, T. Kunugi, S. Aoi, and H. Fujiwara, 2016, Analysis of strong ground motions and site effects at Kantipath, Kathmandu, from 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake and its aftershocks, Earth Planets Space, 68:58, doi:10.1186/s40623-016-0432-2.
• Iwaki, A., H. Fujiwara, and S. Aoi, 2016, Broadband ground-motion simulation based on the relationship between high- and low-frequency acceleration envelopes: Application to the 2003 Mw 8.3 Tokachi-Oki earthquake, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 106, 632-652, doi:10.1785/0120150273.
• Kubo, H., K. Asano, T. Iwata, and S. Aoi, 2016, Development of fully Bayesian multiple-time-window source inversion, Geophys. J. Int., 204, 1601-1619, doi:10.1093/gji/ggv540.
• Kubo, H., Y. P. Dhakal, W. Suzuki, T. Kunugi, S. Aoi, and H. Fujiwara, 2016, Estimation of source process of the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake and simulation of long-period ground motions in Kathmandu basin using a one-dimensional basin structure model, Earth Planets Space, 68:16, doi:10.1186/s40623-016-0393-5.
• Dhakal, Y. P., W. Suzuki, T. Kunugi, and S. Aoi, 2015, Ground motion prediction equations for absolute velocity response spectra (1-10 s) in Japan for earthquake early warning, Journal of Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering, 15(6), 91-111, doi:10.5610/jaee.15.6_91.
• Nakamura, H., Aoi, S., T. Kunugi, W. Suzuki, and H. Fujiwara, 2013, Prototype of a real-time system for earthquake damage estimation in Japan, J. Disas. Res., 8, 981-989.
• Iwaki, A., N. Morikkawa, T. Maeda, S. Aoi, and H. Fujiwara, 2013, Finite-difference simulation of long-period ground motion for the Sagami Trough megathrust earthquakes, J. Disas. Res., 8, 926-940.
• Maeda, T., N. Morikawa, A. Iwaki, S. Aoi, and H. Fujiwara, 2013, Finite-difference simulation of long-period ground motion for the Nankai Trough megathrust earthquakes, J. Disas. Res., 8, 912-925.
• Anderson, J. G., H. Kawase, G. P. Biasi, J. N. Brune, and S. Aoi, 2013, Ground motions in the Fukushima Hamadori, Japan, normal faulting earthquake, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 103, 1935-1951, doi:10.1785/0120120252.
• Kumagai, H., N. Pulido, E. Fukuyama, and S. Aoi, 2013, High-frequency source radiation during the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake, Japan, inferred from KiK-net strong-motion seismograms, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 118, 222-239, doi:10.1029/2012JB009670.
• Kunugi, T., S. Aoi, H. Nakamura, W. Suzuki, N. Morikawa, and H. Fujiwara, 2013, An improved approximating filter for real-time calculation of seismic intensity, Zisin, 65, 223-230, doi:10.4294/zisin.645.223 (in Japanese with English abstract).
• Hirose, H., H. Kimura, B. Enescu, and S. Aoi, 2012, Recurrent slow slip event likely hastened by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 109, 15157-15161, doi:10.1073/pnas.1202709109.
  Supporting Information
• Kumagai, H., N. Pulido, E. Fukuyama, and S. Aoi, 2012, Strong localized asperity of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake, Japan, Earth Planets Space, 64, 649-654, doi:10.5047/eps.2012.01.004.
• Enescu, B., S. Aoi, S. Toda, W. Suzuki, K. Obara, K. Shiomi, and T. Takeda, 2012, Stress perturbations and seismic response associated with the 2011 M9.0 Tohoku-oki earthquake in and around the Tokai seismic gap, central Japan, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L00G28, doi:10.1029/2012GL051839.
• Aoi, S., T. Kunugi, W. Suzuki, N. Morikawa, H. Nakamura, S. Senna, and H. Fujiwara, 2012, Strong motion characteristics of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake, Zisin, 64, 169-182, doi:10.4294/zisin.64.169 (in Japanese with English abstract).
• Suzuki, W., S. Aoi, H. Sekiguchi, and T. Kunugi, 2011, Rupture process of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki mega-thrust earthquake (M9.0) inverted from strong-motion data, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L00G16, doi:10.1029/2011GL049136.
• Asano, Y. T. Saito, Y. Ito, K. Shiomi, H. Hirose, T. Matsumoto, S. Aoi, S. Hori, and S. Sekiguchi, 2011, Spatial distribution and focal mechanisms of aftershocks of the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake, Earth Planets Space, 63, 669-673, doi:10.5047/eps.2011.06.016.
• Aoi, S., B. Enescu, W. Suzuki, Y. Asano, K. Obara, T. Kunugi, and K. Shiomi, 2010, Stress transfer in the Tokai subduction zone from the 2009 Suruga Bay earthquake in Japan, Nature Geoscience, 3, 496-500, doi:10.1038/ngeo885.
  Summary
  Supporting Online Materials
• Suzuki, W., S. Aoi. and H. Sekiguchi, 2010, Rupture process of the 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku, Japan, earthquake derived from near-source strong-motion records, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 100, 256-266, doi:10.1785/0120090043.
• Fukuyama, E., R. Ando, C. Hashimoto, S. Aoi, and M. Matsu'ura, 2009, A physics-based simulation of the 2003 Tokachi-oki, Japan, earthquake to predict strong ground motions, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 99, 3150-3171, doi:10.1785/0120080040.
• Suzuki, W., S. Aoi, and H. Sekiguchi, 2009, Rupture process of the 2008 northern Iwate intraslab earthquake derived from strong-motion records, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 99, 2825-2835, doi:10.1785/0120080331.
• Kunugi, T., S. Aoi. and H. Fujiwara, 2009, Strong-motion observation in Japan -History and perspective-, Zisin, 61, S19-S34 (in Japanese with English abstract).
• Honda, R. and S. Aoi, 2009, Array back-projection imaging of the 2007 Niigataken Chuetsu-oki earthquake striking the world largest nuclear power plant, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 99, 141-147, doi:10.1785/0120080062.
  Summary
• Aoi, S., T. Kunugi, and H. Fujiwara, 2008, Trampoline effect in extreme ground motion, Science, 322, 727-730, doi:10.1126/science.1163113.
  Summary
  Full Text Supporting Online Materials Perspectives by O'Connell (Science, 2008)
• Aoi, S., R. Honda, N. Morikawa, H. Sekiguchi, H. Suzuki, Y. Hayakawa, T. Kunugi, and H. Fujiwara, 2008, Three-dimensional finite difference simulation of long-period ground motions for the 2003 Tokachi-oki, Japan, earthquake, J. Geophys. Res., 113, B07302, doi:10.1029/2007JB005452.
• Aoi, S., H. Sekiguchi, N. Morikawa, and T. Kunugi, 2008, Source process of the 2007 Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki earthquake derived from near-fault strong motion data, Earth Planets Space, 60, 1131-1135.
• Pulido, N., S. Aoi, and H. Fujiwara, 2008, Rupture process of the 2007 Notohanto earthquake by using an isochrones back-projection method and K-NET/KiK-net data, Earth Planets Space, 60, 1035-1040.
• Kunugi, T., S. Aoi, H. Nakamura, H. Fujiwara, and N. Morikawa, 2008, A real-time processing of seismic intensity, Zisin, 60, 243-252 (in Japanese with English abstract).
• Honda, R., S. Aoi., H. Sekiguchi, and H. Fujiwara, 2008, Imaging an asperity of the 2003 Tokachi-oki earthquake using a dense strong-motion seismograph network, Geophys. J. Int., 172, 1104-1116, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03702.x.
  introduction
• Fujiwara, H., T. Kunugi, S. Adachi, S. Aoi, and N. Morikawa, 2007, New K-NET: Development of real-time system for strong-motion observation, Journal of JAEE, 7(2), 2-16, doi:10.5610/jaee.7.2_2 (in Japanese with English abstract).
• Nakano, M., H. Kumagai, K. Miyakawa, T. Yamashina, H. Inoue, M. Ishida, S. Aoi, N. Morikawa, and P. Harjadi, 2006, Source estimates of the May 2006 Java earthquake, EOS, 87(45), 493-494.
• Sekiguchi, H., S. Aoi, R. Honda, N. Morikawa, T. Kunugi, and H. Fujiwara, 2006, Rupture process of the 2005 West Off Fukuoka Prefecture earthquake obtained from strong motion data of K-NET and KiK-net, Earth Planets Space, 58, 37-43.
• Honda, R., S. Aoi, N. Morikawa, H. Sekiguchi, T. Kunugi, and H. Fujiwara, 2005, Ground motion and rupture process of the 2004 Mid Niigata Prefecture earthquake obtained from strong motion data of K-NET and KiK-net, Earth Planets Space, 57, 527-532.
• Honda, R., S. Aoi, N. Morikawa, H. Sekiguchi, T. Kunugi, and H. Fujiwara, 2004, Ground motion and rupture process of 2003 Tokachi-oki earthquake obtained from strong motion data of K-NET and KiK-net, Earth Planets Space, 56, 317-322. (Errata in 487-488).
• Aoi, S., T. Kunugi, and H. Fujiwara, 2004, Strong-motion seismograph network operated by NIED: K-NET and KiK-net, Journal of Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering, 4(3), 65-74, doi:10.5610/jaee.4.3_65.
• Fujiwara, H., S. Aoi, S. Kawai, S. Senna, T. Ishii, T. Okumura, and Y. Hayakawa, 2004, Outline of strong-motion evaluation in national seismic hazard mapping project of Japan, Journal of Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering, 4(3), 50-61, doi:10.5610/jaee.4.3_50.
• Aoi, S., T. Hayakawa, and H. Fujiwara, 2004, Ground Motion Simulator: GMS, Butsuri-Tansa (Geophysicla Exploration), 57, 651-666 (in Japanese with English abstract).
• Shiomi, K., K. Obara, S. Aoi, and K. Kasahara, 2003, Estimation on the azimuth of the Hi-net and KiK-net borehole seismometers, Zisin, 56, 99-110 (in Japanese with English abstract).
• Aoi, S., 2002, Boundary shape waveform inversion for estimating the depth of three dimensional basin structures, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 92, 2410-2418, doi:10.1785/0120010245.
• Kanno, T., S. Aoi, and H. Fujiwara, 2002, Reevaluation of underground structure at KiK-net station using spectral rations obtained from surface and borehole records, Proceedings of the 11th Japan Earthquake Engineering Symposium, 281-284 (in Japanese with English abstract).
• Aoi, S., T. Kanno, and H. Fujiwara, 2002, SP-converted waves observed at KiK-net stations in Osaka Basin, Proceedings of the 11th Japan Earthquake Engineering Symposium, 277-280 (in Japanese with English abstract).
• Aoi, S. and H. Fujiwara, 1999, 3-D finite-difference method using discontinuous grids, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 89, 918-930.
• Aoi, S. and H. Fujiwara, 1998, 3-D Fourth-Order Finite-Difference Seismograms Using Discontinuous Grids, Proceedings of the 10th Japan Earthquake Engineering Symposium, 875-880 (in Japanese with English abstract).
• Yamanaka, H. and S. Aoi, 1997, Estimation of basement depth along the Sumiyoshi river in Kobe city - Travel time analysis of P-, S-, and SP-wave from an earthquake array observation -, J. Phys. Earth, 44, 543-552, doi:10.4294/jpe1952.44.543.
• Aoi, S., T. Iwata, H. Fujiwara, and K. Irikura, 1997, Boundary shape waveform inversion for two-dimensional basin structure using three-component array data with obliquely azimuthal plane incident wave, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 87, 222-233.
• Luzon, F., S Aoi, D. Fah, and F. J. Sanchez-Sesma, 1995, Simulation of the seismic response of 2D sedimentary basin: A comparison between the indirect boundary element method and a hybrid technique, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 85, 1501-1506.
• Aoi, S., T. Iwata, K. Irikura, and F. J. Sanchez-Sesma, 1995, Waveform inversion for determining the boundary shape of a basin structure, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 85, 1445-1455.
• Aoi, S., T. Iwata, Y. Kobayashi, and K. Irikura, 1993, Waveform inversion for the boundary shape of basin structures, Zisin, 46, 95-107 (in Japanese with English abstract).

(2) Reports

• Aoi, S., T. Maeda, and T. Aoki, 2014, Application of GPGPU to seismic hazard assessment, TSUBAME e-Science Journal, 11, 14-19.
• Fujiwara, H., S. Kawai, S. Aoi, N. Morikawa, S. Senna, K. Kobayashi, T. Ishii, T. Okumura, and Y. Hayakawa, 2006, National seismic hazard maps of Japan, Bull. Earthq. Res. Inst., 81, 221-232.
• Morikawa, N., S. Aoi, R. Honda, S. Senna, Y. Hayakawa, and H. Fujiwara, 2006. Application of the "recipe for strong ground motion evaluation" to the 2003 Tokachi-oki, Japan, earthquake, Third International Symposium on "The Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion", 639-646.
• Aoi, S., H. Sekiguchi, T. Iwata, and H. Fujiwara, 1999, 3D waveform simulation in Kobe of the 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu earthquake by FDM using with discontinuous grids, The Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, Eds. K. Irikura, K. Kudo, H. Okada, and S. Sasatani, Balkema, Rotterdam, 3, 1347-1352.

(3) Presentation

• Aoi, S., 2018, Real-time tsunami inundation forecast system using offshore ocean-bottom pressure data from S-net, Disaster Adaption Science Platform International Symposium.
• Aoi, S., 2017, NIED Observation Network for Earthquake, Tsunami and Volcano, The World Bosai Forum / International Disaster and Risk Conference 2017.
• Aoi, S., N. Yamamoto, W. Suzuki, K. Hirata, H. Nakamura, T. Kunugi, and T. Kubo, 2017, Real-time tsunami inundation forecast system using NIED S-net (Invited), IAG-IASPEI 2017, J04-4-02.
• Aoi, S., Y. Usuda, and H. Fujiwara, 2017, NIED observation network for earthquake, tsunami and volcano and contribution to disaster resilience, JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017, HDS14-02.
• Aoi, S. N. Yamamoto, W. Suzuki, K. Hirata, H. Nakamura, T. Kunugi, and T. Kubo, 2017, S-net utilization for real-time tsunami inundation forecast system (Invited), JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017, HDS12-02.
• Aoi, S. N. Yamamoto, W. Suzuki, K. Hirata, T. Kunugi, H. Nakamura, T, Kubo, T. Maeda, and S. Suzuki, 2017, Real-time tsunami inundation forecast system using S-net data, 16WCEE, WCEE2017-517.
• Aoi, S., T. Kunugi, W. Suzuki, T. Kubo, N. Morikawa, and H. Fujiwara, 2016, Strong ground motion of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake, Abstract S52C-02 presented at 2016 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 12-16 Dec.
• Aoi, S., 2016, Real-time tsunami inundation forecast system using S-net data, 11th Joint Meeting U.S.-Japan Natural Resources Panel on Earthquake Research.
• Aoi, S., N. Yamamoto, W. Suzuki, K. Hirata, H. Nakamura, T. Kunugi, T. Kubo, and T. Maeda, 2015, Development of real-time tsunami inundation forecast using ocean bottom tsunami networks along the Japan Trench, Abstract NH13E-04 presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 Dec.
• Aoi, S., T. Kunugi, W. Suzuki, T. Kubo, H. Nakamura, H. Azuma, and H. Fujiwara, 2015, Application and API for real-time visualization of ground-motions and tsunami (Invited), Abstract T13D-3031 presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 Dec.
• Aoi. S., K. Shiomi, T. Kunugi, T. Matsumoto, K. Uehira, T. Kanazawa, M. Mochizuki, N. Yamamoto, W. Suzuki, H. Nakamura, T. Matsuzawa, and K. Hirata, 2015, NIED observation networks for earthquakes and tsunamis, 26th IUGG General Assembly 2015, IUGG-5160.
• Aoi, S., N. Yamamoto, W. Suzuki, H. Nakamura, T. Kunugi, T. Kubo, K. Hirata, and T. Maeda, 2015, Real-time tsunami inundation forecast system using S-net data (Invited), Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2015, HDS27-01.
• Aoi, S., 2015, Construction of ocean bottom observation network in eastern Japan and real-time tsunami inundation forecast system (Invited), 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Innovations in DRR (Public Forum).
• Aoi, S., 2015, Application of GPGPU to seismic hazard assessment (Invited), Annual Meeting on Advanced Computing System and Infrastructure 2015.
• Aoi, S., T. Kunugi, W. Suzuki, H. Nakamura, and H. Fujiwara, 2014, Current status and future prospect of K-NET and KiK-net (Invited), Abstract S13F-01 presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 Dec.
• Aoi, S., H. Nakamura, T. Kunugi, W. Suzuki, and H. Fujiwara, 2013, Combination of 'Kyoshin monitor' and EEW (Invited), AOGS 2013, SE29-D3-AM1-P9-001.
• Aoi, S., T. Maeda, N. Nishizawa, and T. Aoki, 2012, Large-scale ground motion simulation using GPGPU, Abstract S53G-06 presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 Dec.
• Aoi, S., 2012, Strong motion characteristics of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake observed by K-NET and KiK-net, 9th U.S.-Japan Natural Resources Panel on Earthquake Research.
• Aoi, S., and W. Suzuki, 2013, Characteristics of the strong motion of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake, International Workshop on Strong Motion Evaluation and Prediction.
• Aoi, S., T. Kunugi, W. Suzuki, N. Morikawa, H. Nakamura, N. Pulido, and H. Fujiwara, 2011, Strong motion characteristics of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake observed by K-NET and KiK-net (Invited), Abstract U42A-01 presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 5-9 Dec.
• Aoi, S., T. Kunugi, and H. Fujiwara, 2010, Shaking table experiment of trampoline effect, Abstract S54B-01 presented at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 13-17 Dec.
• Aoi, S., T. Kunugi, and H. Fujiwara, 2010, Nationwide seismic observation network operated by NIED, 1st Kashiwazaki International Symposium on Seismic Safety of Nuclear Installations.
• Aoi, S., T. Kunugi, and H. Fujiwara, 2010, Trampoline effect under extreme ground motions, 8th U.S.-Japan Natural Resources Panel on Earthquake Research, P-06.
• Aoi, S., 2009, 4th KMA/NIMR-KINS Joint Workshop on the Earthquake Hazard Mitigation.
• Aoi, S. et al., 2009, Deployment of new strong-motion seismographs of K-NET and KiK-net, 2nd Euro-Mediterranean Accelerometric Data Exchange and Archiving Workshop.
• Aoi, S., T. Kunugi, and H. Fujiwara, 2008, Asymmetrical behavior of ground motion in extreme shaking, Eos Trans. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S33C-01.
• Aoi, S., H. Sekiguchi, N. Morikawa, T. Ozawa, T. Kunugi, and M. Shirasaka, 2007, Source process of the 2007 Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki earthquake derived from near-fault strong motion data, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S54A-04.
• Aoi, S., R. Honda, N. Morikawa, H. Sekiguchi, Y. Hayakawa, and H. Fujiwara, 2006, Long-period strong motion simulation for the 2003 Tokachi-oki, Japan, earthquake (Mw 8.0), International Workshop on Long-Period Ground Motion Simulation and Velocity Structures.
• Aoi, S., T. Kunugi, and H. Fujiwara, 2004, Strong-motion seismograph network operated by NIED: K-NET and KiK-net, International Workshop for Site Selection, Installation, and Operation of Geotechnical Strong-Motion Arrays, COSMOS.
• Aoi, S. et al., 2004, 3-D finite difference simulation for the 2003 Tokachi-oki earthquake, International Workshop on Strong Ground Motion Prediction and Earthquake Tectonics in Urban Areas.
• Aoi, S., T. Kunugi, and H. Fujiwara, 2003, Strong motion network as infrastructure (Invited), Eos Trans. AGU, 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S42F-05.

(4) Book

• Asano, K., H. Sekiguchi, T. Iwata, W. Suzuki, S. Aoi, and T. Kunugi, 2014, Source process of the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku earthquake, Studies on the 2011 Off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake, Natural Disaster Science and Mitigation Engineering: DPRI reports, Springer, 17-36, doi:10.1007/978-4-431-54418-0_3
• Aoi, S., T. Kunugi, H. Nakamura, and H. Fujiwara, 2011, Deployment of new strong-motion seismographs of K-NET and KiK-net, Earthquake Data in Engineering Seismology, Geotechnical, Geological, and Earthquake Engineering, Springer, 14, 167-186, doi:10.1007/978-94-007-0152-6_12.

(5) Patent

• JP4229337(B)
• JP4465508(B)
• JP4465509(B)
• JP4526543(B)
• JP5317102(B)
• JP5634812(B)
• JP5946067(B)
• JP5946074(B)
• JP6099123(B)

4．Prizes

• Technical Development Award, Seismological Society of Japan (Oct 2018)
• Presidential Commendation, NIED (Apr 2007)

5．Affiliated societies

• Seismological Society of Japan
• Architectural Institute of Japan
• Society of Exploration Geophysicists of Japan
• Japan Geoscience Union
• American Geophysical Union
• Seismological Society of America

6．Social activity

• March 2018 Highlighting Japan

7．Research

• Earthquake Observation
  • Kyoshin monitor (Aoi et al., 2013)
  • 4000 gal recorded during the 2008 Iwate-Miyagi earthquake (Aoi et al., 2008)
  
  
• J-RISQ
  
  
• Ground Motion Simulator (GMS)
  • Aoi et al. (2004)
  • 3-D finite-difference method using discontinuous grids (Aoi and Fujiwara, 1999)
  
  
• Ground Motion Simulation and Visualization
  • 2003 Tokachi-oki earthquake (Aoi et al., 2008)
  • 1995 Kobe earthquake (Aoi et al., 1999)
  
  
• Boundary Shape Waveform Inversion
  • Finite difference method　(Aoi, 2002)
  • Boundary element method　(Aoi et al., 1995, 1997)
  
  
• Source Inversion / Topics
  • 2016 Central Tottori earthquake (Kubo et al., 2017)
  • 2016 Kumamoto earthquake (M7.3) (Kubo et al., 2016)
  • 2016 Kumamoto earthquake (M6.5) (Kubo et al., 2016)
  • 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake (Suzuki et al., 2011)
  • 2009 Suruga Bay earthquake (Aoi et al., 2010)
  • 2008 Northern Iwate intraslab earthquake (Suzuki et al., 2009)
  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi earthquake (Suzuki et al., 2010)
  • 2007 Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki earthquake (Aoi et al., 2008)
  • 2007 Noto Hanto earthquake (Aoi and Sekiguchi, 2007)
  • 2005 West Off Fukuoka Prefecture earthquake　(Sekiguchi et al., 2006)
  • 2004 Niigata-ken Chuetsu earthquake　(Honda et al., 2005)
  • 2003 Tokachi-oki earthquake (Honda et al., 2004; Aoi et al., 2008)
  • 2003 Northern Miyagi earthquake (Aoi et al., 2003)
  • 2003 Miyagi-oki earthquake (Aoi et al., 2003)

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